GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |